Dumping-wagon bed.



Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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P, E. RIGKER.

DUMPING WAGON BED.

APPLIQATION 111.2110015, 190s.

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P. E. RICKER.

DUMPING WAGON BED.

APPLICATION FILED ooI.5. 190s.

91 6,020. I Patented' Mar. 23, 1909.

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WITNESSES IN VEN TOR.'

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'PERRY E. RIC/KEN, OF ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA..

DUMPING-WAGON BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented :March 28, 1909.

Application led October 5, 1908. Serial No. 456,316.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERRY E. Rrcxnn, `a citizen of the United States, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping Vilagon Beds; and I dodeclare the following to be a 'full7 clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the 'figures of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

This invention relates to the type of dumping wagon-beds that have bottoms comprising hinged floor sections adapted to dump the loads; the invention relating particularly to the construction of the floor sections and means for supporting and operating them, the object of the invention being to improve the various parts of dumping wagons of the above mentioned character to the end that the parts may be cheaply constructed, and be strong, reliable, and be durable and economical in use.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view the invention vconsists in certain novel features of construction in dumping Wagon-beds comprising floor seotions having hinged rods provided with pinions, a rack bar engaging the pinions for supporting the sections and movable for ope erating the sections, and means for controlling the rack-bar; and the invention consists further in the parts, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and defined in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a dumping wagon-bed constructed substantially in accordance with the invention and represented as mounted on ruiming gear shown by broken lines 5 Fig. 2, a top plan of the improved wagonbed omitting the drivers seat; Fig. 3, a

longitudinal vertical sectional view on the line A in Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view on the line B in Fig. l Fig. .5, a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view on the line C C in Fig. l; Fig. 6, an inverted perspective view of one of the floor sections Fig. 7, a 'fragmentary side elevation of details relating to the mechanism for holding and operating the floor sections, Fig. 8, a fragmentary side elevation of the wagon-bed showing the loor sections dropped as when discharging a load, the casing of the operating mechanism being omitted; Fig. 9, a fragmentary side elevation of the rack-bar; and Fig. 10 a side elevation of the main frame bar forming a part of the wagon-bed for supporting the floor sections and operating mechanism.

Similar reference characters in the different figures ofthe drawings indicate like parts or features of construction referred to herein.

The improved Wagon-bed as will be seen is designed to be carried on four Wheels and comprises two side-boards l and 2 which may be metallic, but preferably are composed of wood and are connected by a front end board 3 and the tail-board Ll, there being an linclined board or plate 5 at the front board and an inclined plate or board 6 at the tail-board, the inclined plates or boards serving as sides of a hopper. A seatboard 7 is mounted on the forward ends of the side-boards and preferably has a seat S mounted thereon.

The lower outer side of the side-board 1 has a rabbet 9 forming a recess in which a main frame bar l0 is placed against the sideboard l, the frame bar preferably having a flange 11 that extends under the side-board l to provide lateral stiffness. The frame bar is of suitable length so as to bear on the wagon bolsters, and it extends forward nearly to the front end of the side 1 and has an upward extending projection 12, the frame bar being secured to the side-board l by screws or bolts 13, and the flange 11 secured by screws I4. The frame bar l0 has a suitable number of journal bearings therein, as l5 or 15 that are arranged in the lower portion thereof to receive and support the nearer ends of the hinge-rods of the floor sections. The sideboard 2 has a frame-bar 16 secured by screws or bolts 17 to the lower inner side thereof, the frame bar being preferably set in flush with the inner side of the side-board and extendn ing from one bolster to the other, and thus relieve the side-board 2 of the principal strains incident to carrying the load. A suitable number of hinge-rods as I8 or 18 are mounted in the frame bars, and each hingerod has a suitable number of arms thereon, as 19 and 19', preferably forged on the rod or cast integrally therewith. A iioor scction as 20 or 20 composed either of metal or wood is suitably secured to the arms of each hingerod, the sections collectively forming a drop floor or bottom for the wagon-bed. The

hinge-rods extend through the trame bar l0 and have pinions or toothed wheels as 2l or 21 suitably secured thereto and arranged at the outer side of the traine-bar. A rack bar 22 is arranged. horizontally at the outer side of the frame-bar l() above the pinions ,and has a suitable number of guide-ways as 23 or 23 therein, and guides as 24 or 24 are attached to the vtraine bar 10 and extend through the guide-ways, .the guides being adapted to hold the rack bar close to the trame bar l0 and permit the rack-bar to move longitudinally, 4the lower side oredge ot .the rack-bar having gear-teeth 25 thereon. that engage the pinions. The forward portion ot' the upper side or edge of the rack-bar has gear-teeth 26 thereon and is supported by a guide l27 that is secured to the frame-bar l0. A pivot 28 is mounted on the projection l2 of the Aframebar l0 and preferably extends through a bearing aperture 28 and through. the side-board l, the pivot being arranged above `the guide 27 A wheel 29 is mounted rotatively on the pivot, anda portion of `the periphery of the :pivot has gear teeth 30 thereon that engage the teeth 26. A lever 32 is secured to the wheel 29 and extends upward at the outer side-ot' the side-board l conveniently near .the .drivers seat. A curved latch -bar mounted on the outer side .o l the side-board l and has notches 33 in the top thereof. The lever 31 is provided with ra latch-guide 34 in which a latch 35 is mounted and normally enters one .of the notches 33, fthe latch Ibeing yconnected by ,an .operating-rod 36 tha-t is connected to a handle 37 mounted on .the lever.

ln order to protect the operating mechanism from the dirt or Yforeign substances ,when the wagon is being loaded a casing 3S having an upward extension 39 is secured by screws or bolts Al() tothe out-ef side of the side-board l above the rabbeted portion7 and extends f l l i l l l the load the driver may easily and quickly unlatch the lever and permit the weight oll the load to Ilorce the 'l'loor sections down, the operation being practically instantaneous, and after the load is discharged the driver may quickly and with but little ell`ort draw the lloor sections up to normal positions by a reverse movement of the lever.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is-

1. A dumping wagon-bed comprising two side-boards, a plurality ol l'loor sections haw'- ingeach a hinge-rod connecting it to the side.- boards, each .hinge-rod having a pinion secured thereto, a rack-bar mounted on one oll the sillle-.boards above the pinions and in engagement therewith, a gear-wheel mounted on said one of the side-boards and engaging the rack-bar, a lever attached. to the gearwheel, anda latch tor the lever.

2. A dumping wagon-bed comprising two side-boards, a trame har secured ,to the outer side of one ot the side-boards and provided with a plurality ol: guides, a rack-bar mounted on the guides to move horizontally, a .plurality of hinge-rods mounted rotatively in the side-boards and extending through th(` frame-bar, each hinge-rod having a pinion secured thereto that is in engagement with the rack-bar, arms .rigid on the hinge-rods, vlloor seetionsattaehed tothe arms, a lever mounted lon lthe `said one of the side-boards lor operating the rack-bar, and a latch for the lever.

3. A dumping wagon-bed comprising two side-boards, a frame-bar secured to the outer side offene of the side-boards and having an upward-extending projection, guides secured tothe frame-bar, a rack-bar mounted on the guides to move horizontally, a plurality olt hinge-rods mounted rotatively in the sidehoards and. extending through the frame-har, each hinge-rod having a pinion secured thereto that is in engagement with the rack-har, arms rigid on the hinge-rods, i'loor sections attached to the arms, a toothed wheel mounted on the projection olt the frame-har and engaging the rack-bar, a lever attached to th(` toothed wheel, a latch for the lever, and a j easing attached to said one ol' th(` side-boards lparent when the lever is moved rearward it i will cause the rack-'bar to be moved `forward and permit the Vl'loor sections to swing down, and therefore permit the load Ato drop .out Ithrough ythe .openings thus made in the lloor of the bed.

ln vpractical use the lever 31 being securely latehed `will prevent the tloorsectlons ifi-om dropping, and when 1t is desired to discharge l l i l i l l l l i l and extendingover the outer sides ol' the rackbar and. the pinions, the casing havingan u pward extension roveriiig a portion ol the toothed-wheel.

ln testimony whereof, l alliX my signature in presence of two nf'fitnesses.

PERRY E. FICKEN.

Yitnessesz TnOMAs SLnn'rn, Josnrn Ennn, Jr. 

